feat(cli): disable console links for RF7.1 if running in VSCode terminal

Author: d-biehl

packages/runner/src/robotcode/runner/cli/rebot.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from robotcode.robot.config.loader import load_robot_config_from_path
 from robotcode.robot.config.model import RebotProfile
 from robotcode.robot.config.utils import get_config_files
+from robotcode.robot.utils import get_robot_version
 
 from ..__version__ import __version__
 
@@ -96,9 +97,20 @@ def rebot(app: Application, robot_options_and_args: Tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
         + " ".join(f'"{o}"' for o in (options + list(robot_options_and_args)))
     )
 
+    console_links_args = []
+    if get_robot_version() >= (7, 1) and os.getenv("ROBOTCODE_DISABLE_ANSI_LINKS", "").lower() in [
+        "on",
+        "1",
+        "yes",
+        "true",
+    ]:
+        console_links_args = ["--consolelinks", "off"]
+
     app.exit(
         cast(
             int,
-            RebotEx(app.config.dry, root_folder).execute_cli((*options, *robot_options_and_args), exit=False),
+            RebotEx(app.config.dry, root_folder).execute_cli(
+                (*options, *console_links_args, *robot_options_and_args), exit=False
+            ),
         )
     )

packages/runner/src/robotcode/runner/cli/robot.py

@@ -311,6 +311,15 @@ def robot(
 
     root_folder, profile, cmd_options = handle_robot_options(app, robot_options_and_args)
 
+    console_links_args = []
+    if get_robot_version() >= (7, 1) and os.getenv("ROBOTCODE_DISABLE_ANSI_LINKS", "").lower() in [
+        "on",
+        "1",
+        "yes",
+        "true",
+    ]:
+        console_links_args = ["--consolelinks", "off"]
+
     app.exit(
         cast(
             int,
@@ -325,6 +334,6 @@ def robot(
                 root_folder,
                 by_longname,
                 exclude_by_longname,
-            ).execute_cli((*cmd_options, *robot_options_and_args), exit=False),
+            ).execute_cli((*cmd_options, *console_links_args, *robot_options_and_args), exit=False),
         )
     )

vscode-client/extension.ts

@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ export async function activateAsync(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<v
     new KeywordsTreeViewProvider(context, languageClientManger, outputChannel),
   );
 
+  context.environmentVariableCollection.clear();
+  context.environmentVariableCollection.description = new vscode.MarkdownString(
+    "Disable ANSI links in `robot`'s terminal output.",
+  );
+  context.environmentVariableCollection.replace("ROBOTCODE_DISABLE_ANSI_LINKS", "1");
+
   await languageClientManger.refresh();
 
   context.subscriptions.push(